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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “cheetahs”
Where the money went
Largest: $130,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC — painted dog conservation, cheetah conservation botswana, somali giraffe conservation, ethiopian wolf conservation program, niassa lion project, siberian tiger (tigris), and pangoli…
Largest: $39,000 to CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND — rabies control and education
Bruce G Geary FoundationStaten Island, NY
4 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2025Largest: $30,000 to CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND — care and support of homeless animals
Living Desert thePalm Desert, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $115,000 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC — conservation support - donations in support of multiple organization; grevy's zebra trust, painted dog reseach trust, wasima, ewaso lions, and cheetah conservation fund
Largest: $50,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC — cheetah conservation botswana - for purpose of conserving cheetah and other carnivores through human/wl conflict management in the western kalahari
Largest: $60,000 to OGLEBAY FOUNDATION — 4th installment of 4 yr pledge for a cheetah habitat at oglebay good zoo
Largest: $5,000 to CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND — charitable contributions
Zoological Society of San DiegoSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $21,750 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to ACTION FOR CHEETAHS IN KE — conservation support for cheetahs
Largest: $25,000 to CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND — to further charitable purposes in the community.
Largest: $20,000 to CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND AKA CCF — general operating
Largest: $2,500 to CHEETAH CONSERVATION — general funds
Columbus Zoological Park AssociationPowell, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND — animal conservation
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →